Stove tray attachment



April 9, 1929. Q E CLITHERQ 1,708,497

STOVE TRAY ATTACHMENT Filed Oct. 20, 1926 A Patented A r. 9, 1 929. 1,708,497

UNITED STATES'PATENT OFFICE.

OLIVE E. CLITHERO, OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN.

STOVE TRAY ATTACHMENT.

Application filed Detober 20, 1926. Serial No. 143,003

This invention relates to a stove tray attween them the downturned slanting flange tachment. 7 8 of a conventional gas range top 9. "l Objects of this invention are to provide a V In using the device, it is merely necessary stove tray attachment which is particularly to slip it into place with the flange 8 posi- 5 adapted to hold the usual utensils used about tioned between the arms 3 and 7. Therea cooking stove, such as spoons, for example, after, the thumb screw 5 is tightened and the and which is so constructed that it may be device is rigidly clamped in place. detachably applied to the conventional type The device furnishes a very serviceable of stove top so that it may be easily held and accessible support for spoons or other 10 rigidly and detachably in'an accessible posiutensils used in cooking, and supplies a need tion. which has been felt for long time, but

Further objects are to provide a very which has not been answered. Obviously, 5 simple device which may be cheaply conthe device may be very quickly removed if structed from standard stock and which may, it is desirable as, for example, for cleaning therefore, be dispensed at a very small cost. or for repositionin An embodiment of the invention is shown It is apparent that the device may be made in the accompanying drawings inwhich with the utmost cheapness and, consequently,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device may be dispensed at a very small figure. showing the adjacent portion of the stove Although the invention has been described 20 i ti in considerable detail, such description is in Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view of tended as illustrative rather than limiting the structure shown in Figure 1. as the invention may be variously embodied 05 Referring to the drawings, it will be seen and as the scope of such invention is to be that the device comprises a tray 1, preferdetermined as claimed.

ably stamped from sheet metal and of elon- I claim:

gated formation. As shown in l igure 2, A supporting tray for stoves having a this tray may be conveniently formed with downwardly c ending flange, said supportrounded ends and as is apparent from Fig ing tray comprising a shallow receptacle, a

ures 1 and 2, it preferably formed with bar extending outwardly therefrom and hav- 3 upturned, rounded, marginal flanges. This ing an upturned portion provided with a tray is supported by a transversely extending folded upper end, a second bar secured to bar 2, spot welded, or otherwise secured to said first mentioned bar and spaced from the its underside. This bar extends upwardly folded upper end, the folded upper end and at an angle to provide the upwardly prothe spaced portion of the second bar being 35 jecting arm 3, such arm being preferably adapted to receive the fiangeof stove beprovided with a reversely turned end at to tween them, said folded upper'end having a provide a thickened terminal p rtion. threaded aperture therethrough, and a Through this thickened terminal portion a pointed wing screw threaded through said thumb screw 5 is passed. Preferably, this aperture and adapted to engage the flange. 40 thumb screw is provided with a pointed In testimony that I claim the foregoing I end 6. have hereunto set my hand at J anesville, in A spaced arm or bar 7 is secured to the the county of Rock and State of Wisconsin.

arm or bar a so that they may receive be- OLIVE E. GLITHERO. 

